Natural Infection and Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Sylvatic Mosquitoes <i>Aedes albopictus</i> and <i>Haemagogus leucocelaenus</i> from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Natural Infection and Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Sylvatic Mosquitoes <i>Aedes albopictus</i> and <i>Haemagogus leucocelaenus</i> from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Zika virus (ZIKV) was recently introduced into the Western Hemisphere, where it is suspected to be transmitted mainly by <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in urban environments. ZIKV represents a public health problem as it has been implicated in congenital microcephaly in South America since 2015. R...

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Main Authors: Jeronimo Alencar, Cecilia Ferreira de Mello, Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Anthony Érico Guimarães, Helena Keiko Toma, Amanda Queiroz Bastos, Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva, Sergio Lisboa Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Rio de Janeiro
<i>Haemagogus leucocelaenus</i>
<i>Aedes albopictus</i>
Zika virus
yellow fever virus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/99

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